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title: Why your laptop charger is so hot — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/why-your-laptop-charger-is-so-hot/
date: 2016-01-29
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# Why your laptop charger is so hot

Turns out, Nikola Tesla is partly to blame. Liz Scheltens explains, with a little help from NPR’s Planet Money.